NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2016 Lincoln MKZ has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 64
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2016 Lincoln MKZ
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 23V775000
- Reported
- November 17, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,173
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 23V162000
- Reported
- March 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,280,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017–2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V177000
- Reported
- March 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 288,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 MKZ, 2 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V632000
- Reported
- August 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 MKZ, 3 other models
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Campaign
- 18V167000
- Reported
- March 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,301,986
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 15V618000
- Reported
- October 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 658
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 MKZ
2016 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the steering (19%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes (16%).
2 of the 2016 Lincoln MKZ's 7 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2016 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 53,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering12
- Electrical System11
- Service Brakes10
- Air Bags9
- Engine6
- Unknown Or Other6
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 12. 22% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Lincoln MKZ drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 6th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the three best-measured Lincoln MKZ years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 64 complaints about the 2016 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2016 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted